relief | |
1. n. The removal of stress or discomfort. | |
I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home. | |
2. n. The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort. | |
3. n. The person who takes over a shift for another. | |
Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived. | |
4. n. Aid or assistance offered in time of need. | |
5. n. (legal) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress. | |
6. n. A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief. | |
7. n. A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background. | |
8. n. The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color. | |
9. n. The difference of elevations on a surface. | |
the relief on that part of the Earth's surface | |
10. adj. (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities. | |
11. adj. Of or used in letterpress. | |